Where There's A Will

'Chappell is a gifted storyteller' - Observer In 2015 Emily Chappell embarked on a formidable new bike race: The Transcontinental. 4,000km across Europe, unassisted, in the shortest time possible. On her first attempt she made it only halfway, waking up suddenly on her back in a field, floored by the physical and mental exertion. A year later she entered the race again - and won. Where There's a Will takes us into Emily Chappell's race, grinding up mountain passes and charging down the other side; snatching twenty minutes' sleep on the outskirts of a village before jumping back on the bike to surge ahead for another day; feeding in bursts and navigating on the go. We experience the crippling self-doubt of the ultra distance racer, the confusing intensity of winning and the desperation of losing a dear friend who understood all of this.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Emily Chappell, Chappell Emily
• Verlag: Profile Books
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 02.07.2020
• EAN: 9781788161527
• ISBN: 978-1-78816-152-7
• Seiten: 288
• Abmessung: 129 mm x 198 mm x 17 mm
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur > Briefe, Tagebücher; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Biographien, Autobiographien; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Memoirs, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cycling, cycling, Cycling: general and touring